Stenographer&#39;s notebook and copy holder



Feb. 22, 1938. c. c. CLIFFORD STENOGRAPHERS NOTEBOOK AND COPY HOLDERFiled Dec. 15, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 0 J 7 m J fi m F w H 7 I), 2 H

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Feb. 22, 1938. c. c. CLIFFORD STENOGRAPHERS NOTEBOOK AND COPY HOLDERFiled Dec. 15, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Application December 15, 1936, Serial No. 115,933

3 Claims.

The invention relates to a holder or stand on which a notebook or papersto be copied may be held during the transcription or copying of such. Ithas for one of its main objects to provide a stand on which the matterto be transcribed is held in such a manner that it can readily beadjusted to the most convenient position for quick and accurate reading,and which may be placed so that it will not in any way interfere withthe machine on which the transcription is being done.

Another object is to so construct the stand that the members on whichthe notebook or the copies are held may be removed from the stand andused while the notes are being taken. A further object is to provide acounter-balanced indicating bar which maybe moved in relation to thematter copied so as to indicate the particular line or lines beingcopied. A still further object is to provide simple and effective meansfor holding such implements on the stand as the user may need during theWork of taking notes or transcribing same.

Additional objects are to provide a holder or a stand of neatappearance, which will not take up much room on the desk on whichplaced, which is easy to manipulate, which can be adjusted to variousheights and angular positions, which has no parts easily broken or aptto get out of order, and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable low price.

These and various other objects and advantages will be readilyunderstood from the following description and from the accompanyingdrawings of a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which, however,modifications may be made without departing from the scope of theappended claims.

In the drawings- 7 Fig. 1 is a, front elevation of the complete device;

Fig. 2 is a side view of same;

Fig. 3 is a top View with certain parts removed;

Fig. 4 is a front view of a note book holder used in connection with thestand;

Fig. 5- is a side view of same;

Fig. 6 is a rear view of same; and

Fig. '7 is a fragmental, cross-sectional side view showing certaindetails of construction. This view has been drawn to a larger scale thanthe other views.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the device consists of a verticalpanel Ill to the front of which a receptacle H is secured. A, rod l2secured to the bottom of this receptacle and this rod is slidinglymounted in a base l3 in which it may be adjusted for height by means ofa thumb screw Id. The baseis provided with a plurality of holes 55 sothat, if desired, it may be secured by means of screws to a desk ortable. A plurality of sockets l6 and I1 are secured at opposite'ends inthe receptacle II and these sockets are adapted to receive a wirebracket l8, which is secured on a copy board I9.

A'similar'wire bracket 34 is plainly shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6and will be described later. When the wire bracket is inserted in thesockets l6 and I1, the copying board I9 is held firmly in position'onthe stand-but may be pivoted on the ends 20 of the wire bracket. So asto enable it to be tilted further back than the panel would otherwiseallow, a part 2| of the panel has been bent rearwardly as plainly shownin Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

The copy board i9 is particularly well adapted for holding a number ofsheetsof large paper, such as legal cap, but may be made for even largersizes. It is provided at its upper end with a Wire clip 22 on which acouple of pieces of rubber tubing 23, are preferably placed. The clip isheld against the board, and consequently against the sheets of paperplaced on the board, by means of fiat springs 24. A finger grip 25 isprovided in the center of the clip to aid in lifting it. The lower endof the boardis also providedwith a paper clip 26 which may be turnedtowards or'away from the board so as to hold the lower ends of thesheets placed on the copying board. r

In the present instance I have shown the clip. 26 supporting a cardholder 21. This card holder is merely a thin piece of metal bent intothe shape plainly shown in Figs, 1 and 2 and. adapted to hold aplurality of cards, as for example address cards. It is supported on theclip 26 by merely resting on it. The clip is secured with sufficientfriction to hold it in any desired position. The card holder is removedwhen it is desired to use the clip for holding the lower end of thepaper against the copy board.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6, a board 28 is shown which I i is particularly wellsuited for holding a stenographers notebook. This is likewise providedwith an upper clip 29 and a lower clip 30., The rear cover, or the rearcover and a plurality of leaves of the note book 3|, are insertedthrough the looped upper clip, after which the clip is swung up in theposition shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

T e front cover 32 of the notebook is turned over the board, as shown,and is preferably held under a hook 33. The loose ends of the leaves areheld by the clip 30. As the notes of each leaf are transcribed, the leafis lifted, folded under the hook 33 and held on top of the front cover32.

This board is also provided with a wire bracket 34 which is swiveled tothe board by the ends 35. Not only does this bracket, as well as thebracket I8 on the copy board l9, act as a support for the board wheninserted in the sockets l5 and I1, but it also acts as a support for theboard itself. This is so that it may be placed in the position indicatedin Fig. 5, if it is not desired to place it on the stand. I preferablyplace a piece of rubber tubing 36 at the bottom of the brackets so as toprevent marring of any surface on which it may be placed.

While friction will hold the brackets in any position in relation to theboards, so that these may be placed in any desired angular position, Iprefer to thread one end of the wires from which the brackets are madeand use a knurled knob 31 so that the brackets may be positively clampedto the boards at any desired angle. On the rear of the boards a helicalspring 38 is secured between two eyelets 39. This helical spring isadapted to hold one or more pencils or other writing implements 45 sothese are always conveniently at hand.

An indicating bar 41 is suspended by cords or chains 42 and is used forfollowing the lines on the copy to be transcribed. It iscounter-balanced by weights 43, as plainly shown in Fig. '7, so that itmay be raised and lowered over the copy and held in whatever positiondesired. The line or lines to be transcribed may be read either abovethe bar or below the bar as the user desires.

The counterweights are mounted in two tubular members 44 mounted on therear of the panel 10 and the cords pass through slots 45 formed in thefront of these tubular members. One end of each of the cords is securedto an eyelet 48 which is secured to the upper part of a cover member 41,used for closing the top of the tubular members. The counterweight issuspended on the cord 42, as plainly shown, after which the cord ispassed over a roller 48 mounted on a bracket 49, which is likewisesecured to the cover part 41, Each cover 4'! is provided with a clip 50at its upper end and with two clips 5! at its lower end. These clipshold it securely to the tubular members. It will be noted that inremoving the covers the indicating bar, as well as the counterweights,are also removed. Thus all of these parts may be easily removed from themachine when not wanted. This also makes it easy to replace the cords orchains if these should become worn.

The device is used in the following manner.

The stand is preferably placed on the typewriter desk, either back ofthe typewriter or to one side thereof, as may be preferred. The stand isthen adjusted for height and swung around to the angle which will givethe best visibility.

When papers are to be copied they are placed on the board I9 and held bythe clamps 22 and 26. The indicating bar 4| is then raised to thetopmost line and gradually lowered, line by line,

as the transcription is made. The board I9 may be adjusted to any angleby merely turning it on the ends 20 of the bracket. If addresses, or thelike, are to be copied the cards containing such information may beplaced in the card holder 21. This card holder may be inserted in theclamp 26, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

When transcriptions are made from a stenographers notebook, the book isplaced on the board 28 and secured to the stand in the same manner inwhich the board l9 was secured. The cover, and such leaves as havealready been transcribed, are swung over the board and held by the hook33, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, after which the indicating bar isused as previously described. As the contents of each leaf istranscribed, the leaf is swung back under the hook 33.

When stenographers notes are to be taken, the board 28 is removed fromthe stand and the bracket folded against the board. The board can thenbe held on the lap or placed on a desk while the notes are being made.The card holder may also be used with the board 28.

Having described the invention and its objects, what I claim as new andwish to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described comprising, a base, a receptacleadjustably mounted on said base, and sockets provided in opposite sidesof said receptacle for receiving the bracket of a copy holder.

2. In combination, a stand having a receptacle at its upper end and aplurality of sockets in said receptacle; and a copy holder having meansfor holding notes to be transcribed, a bracket pivoted to said holder toenable it to be adjusted to various angles, and the lower end of thebracket adapted to be inserted in the sockets in said receptacle.

3. In combination, a stand having a receptacle at its upper end and aplurality of sockets in said receptacle; a copy holder having means forholding notes to be transcribed, a bracket pivoted to said holder toenable it to be adjusted to various angles, and the lower end of thebracket adapted to be inserted in the sockets in said 1 receptacle; anda counter-weighted indicator bar mounted on the stand and adapted to bedrawn over the notes to be transcribed to facilitate theirtranscription.

CHARLES C. CLIFFORD.

